2015
Identifying Hotspots of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Transmission Using Spatial and Molecular Genetic Data
Zelner JL, Murray MB, Becerra MC, Galea J, Lecca L, Calderon R, Yataco R, Contreras C, Zhang Z, Manjourides J, Grenfell BT, Cohen T. Identifying Hotspots of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Transmission Using Spatial and Molecular Genetic Data. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2015, 213: 287-294. PMID: 26175455, PMCID: PMC4690150, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDR tuberculosisDrug susceptibilityTuberculosis casesMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) transmissionCulture-confirmed diseaseHealth Center areaProspective cohort studyCapita incidenceHousehold contactsCohort studyTuberculosis riskTuberculosis transmissionSymptomatic individualsHigh riskPositive culturesNumber tandem repeatRiskEtiology
2011
Multiple Introductions of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis into Households, Lima, Peru - Volume 17, Number 6—June 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Cohen T, Murray M, Abubakar I, Zhang Z, Sloutsky A, Arteaga F, Chalco K, Franke MF, Becerra MC. Multiple Introductions of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis into Households, Lima, Peru - Volume 17, Number 6—June 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2011, 17: 969-975. PMID: 21749756, PMCID: PMC3358204, DOI: 10.3201/eid1706.101471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDR-TB patientsMDR-TBMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisTB patientsOptimal treatment regimensMDR Mycobacterium tuberculosisDrug sensitivity testingHigh incidence areaRepetitive unit-variable number tandem repeatHousehold contactsTreatment regimensHousehold transmissionSecondary casesPatientsMycobacterium tuberculosisSensitivity testingCommunity exposureTuberculosisNumber tandem repeatTBSecond strainExposureRegimensSpoligotyping